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Firefighting (money) and progression (iou)


Firefighting (money)


Definition: When a manager spends his or her time solving problems, usually systemic, that have been previously largely left neglected.







progression (iou)



progression noun. LME.
[French, or Latin progressio(n-), from progress-: see PROGRESS noun, -ION.]
The action or an act of progressing or moving forward (lit. & fig.); (an) advance. LME.
D. Rowe The structure..is that of linear progression. P. Monette A grim progression towards this..catastrophe.
b. The action or an act of progressing through a series; (a) succession. M16.
Math. (The succession of) a series of quantities, between every two successive terms of which there is a constant relationship. LME.
arithmetical progression, geometrical progression, harmonic progression, etc.
Astrology. Movement of a planet, from west to east, in the order of the zodiacal signs. Opp. RETROGRADATION 1. M16.
Music. The action of passing from one note or chord to another; a succession of notes or chords. Also = SEQUENCE noun 4b. E17.
Physics. A series of regularly spaced lines or bands in a spectrum which arise from a series of energy levels of consecutive quantum numbers. E20.
progressional adjective of, pertaining to, or involving progression L16.
progressionism noun the theory or principles of progressionists M19.
progressionist noun an advocate of or believer in progress, a progressive; spec. an advocate of or believer in the theory of gradual evolution towards higher forms of life or society M19.